“There’s two kinds of dangers… That we’ve arranged a society based on science and technology in which nobody understands anything about science and technology, and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. I mean, who is running the science Read more
A couple of friends informed me that the link I gave in the last post wasn’t working. Since corrected if you wish to go to the post on my blog site. Heal ourselves; Heal each other; Heal the Earth. These past 64 posts of mine have focused on this. I’ve Read more
I was travelling the Desert American south-west this past ten days. I went mainly to two destinations, Sedona in Arizona and Moab in Utah, for the hiking, scenery, and for me the spiritual aspects of these areas. Both Sedona and Moab are major tourist destinations geared to accommodations, unique feeding Read more
“What are the things you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love. You can’t see any of those, but they’re the guiding lights of a life” Jimmy Carter. “As Long as the general population is passive, apathetic. Diverted to consumerism or hatred of Read more
“There is a purpose behind distorting history to make it seem like only great men achieve significant things. It teaches people to believe they are powerless and must wait for a great man to act” Noam Chomsky. As I wrap up my advice on how to create a sustainable future through Read more
I have talked many times about the need for Mindfulness (e.g., see links 1 and 2) to create a sustainable world. Too many people react to life instead of mindfully observing it and then responding with Love and Compassion that celebrate our differences as strengths, not affronts to be challenged. Read more
“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of [men]. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news” John Muir. John Muir was a philosopher that spoke for the natural Read more
“I don’t want to protect the environment; I want to create a world where the environment doesn’t need protecting. The Earth is not a platform for human life. It’s a living being. We’re not on it, but part of it. Its health is our health” Thomas Moore. In the Read more
I do not believe that we can be a Global Sustainable Society without living in a way that resolves conflict in a peaceful way. That literally means that violence in all its forms, intrapersonally, interpersonally, interculuturally, against women, and against the natural world has to become obsolete. Conflict is inherent Read more
“People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad“ Leo Tolstoy. We must avoid the alarmism that is so prevalent with environmental activism and politics. We have some serious challenges Read more
There is a simple yet profound saying that applies to trying to solve a problem while continuing the cause, “You can’t dry off when you are still under the running shower.” That pretty much sums up trying to become sustainable while continuing the consumer mindset. This mindset is an addiction Read more
“Mindfulness is observing your life right now. Accepting your current situation without judgment or struggle. Allowing feelings to exist without letting them driving your actions. Noticing thoughts that occur without needing to buy into them. Taking action based on what you feel in your heart rather than old habits or Read more